Emirates has won big on the sidelines of this year’s Arabian Travel Market conference, in Dubai, which has been running this past week.
Emirates was named Best Airline Worldwide at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards. It also picked up gongs for Best Premium Economy Class, Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East, and Best First Class.
At the World Travel Awards, Emirates took home top accolades for: Middle East’s Leading Airline 2024; Middle East’s Leading Airline – First Class 2024; and Middle East’s Leading Airline Rewards Programme 2024 – Skywards.
Emirates Skywards also won Global Loyalty Programme of the Year Middle East at the International Loyalty Awards 2024 – one of the most significant and prestigious awards within the industry. All three awards ceremonies were held during the Arabian Travel Market event.
This week at ATM, Emirates announced it will add 71 A380s and Boeing 777s to its multi-billion dollar retrofit programme, expanding it to 191 aircraft, nearly its entire passenger fleet, to ensure Emirates customers continue to “fly better” for years to come.
The airline will offer its popular Premium Economy product to customers in 42 cities by February 2025 as the first batch of A350 aircraft join its fleet from September, in addition to newly retrofitted aircraft equipped with Premium Economy re-entering service.